The 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be held at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Doors open at 4:00 pm, with dinner at 4:30 pm, and a program at 5:30 pm.

Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College and a leading journalistic voice in social justice, will be the keynote speaker. The yearly MLK Celebration at the Carrier Dome is the largest University-sponsored event in the United States to honor King’s legacy.

Tickets sold through the Schine Box Office, and are available on an individual basis ($30). All tickets are for general seating. The evening program is free and open to the public.

Film Screenings

“Shakespeare Behind Bars” (2005)
Friday, Feb. 5, 7:00pm

In this revelatory trip into and around a prison production at Luther Luckett Max. Security Prison, we embark on a year-long journey with the Shakespeare Behind Bars theatre troupe. Led by director Curt Tofteland, whose innovative work with Luther Luckett inmates began in the mid-1990s, the prisoners cast themselves in roles reflecting their personal history and fate. Their individual stories, including information about their crimes, are interwoven with the plot of The Tempest as the inmates delve deeply into the characters they portray while confronting their personal demons.Open to the public. $5 suggested donation at the door.

Click to watch the promo for Shakespeare Behind Bars:

“Mickey B” (2007)
Saturday, Feb. 6, 6:00pm

An award-winning adaptation of Macbeth, set in the fictional Burnam Prison. It tells the story of one prisoner’s quest for power through violence, betrayal and murder – and the death and insanity that results. The film was shot in NI’s maximum-security prison, HMP Maghaberry and features 42 characters played by prisoners and prison staff. Open to the public. $5 suggested at the door. Followed by audience talkback with Curt Tofteland and Tom Magill.

Sunday, Feb. 7.
10am – 1pm: We Know Who We Are But Not Who We May Be (Tofteland)

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Cost of intensive is $50, which includes all 3 workshops, both films, and dinner on Saturday.
For more information or to register, contact Heather Ryerson at 443-8590 or hmryerso@syr.edu.